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“Gloucestershire Constabulary has reopened the case and apologised for the tone of the phone conversation,” the cyclist said.

“I'm very happy with the response.”

Mr Coldrey says he was “shaken up a bit” by the coach, which he says “moved right across the space in front of me”.

But he insists he will not be “intimidated off the road”.

George Young’s did not comment on the latest incident, but after the ‘close pass’ in December a spokesman for the firm told Gloucestershire Live: “I have been cut off by bikes before.”

The full police statement

A Gloucestershire police spokesman said: “A senior officer has reviewed the telephone conversation between the police officer and the cyclist.

“We believe that certain comments made by the officer during the call were unacceptable and do not represent the Constabulary's approach to road safety.

“In the call the police officer made comments they said were meant to be humorous, however it was inappropriate in the circumstances and we completely understand why the cyclist was unhappy with the conversation.